# Accident 19930701025149A: Piper PA28140, Clayton, AL, July 1, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 1, 1993, 09:05 local time
- Place: Clayton, AL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.8808° N, 85.4493° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.8808&lon=-85.4493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5473S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5473S-1993-11-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 5 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL93FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930701025149A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

REPORTED ENGINE TROUBLE TO ATC. GOT VECTORS FOR AIRPORT. CRASHED IN TREES. LOOSE CARB NOT MPV REWORKED AS STAMPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL93FA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL93FA120), Jul 1, 1993: Piper PA-28-140 (N5473S), Clayton, AL, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION OF THE CARBURETOR BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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